Due SEPTEMBER thread 14 - here we go ...

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I am NOT superstitious but ..... couldn't bear the thread that took us into September to be #13 !!!

Hello everyone .

Well this time ;ast pregnancy I had a baby, but not this time. I have a hospital appointment at 2pm this afternoon where they are going to find out whether this baby is breech or not (and by a better method than the mw prodding and saying, oh yes this feels like a head.....but so does this.)

Then I suppose I will find out what comes next.

DH realised yesterday that asking about 3 times in half an hour "is the baby coming" wasn't a good idea - I was just making the normal noises any 38 week pregnant woman does when moving about . I am hoping this baby doesn't want to come tonight or tomorrow as DH has important work things on tonight and tomorrow night (which obviously could be cancelled, but he might as well do them). And not Thursday either. Wouldn't mind it coming on Wednesday or Friday I think.

Hope that all those who may be in labour are in labour and that there are lots more September babies soon .

Hi all still here feeling hot, fat and fed up. Hope baby does not put in an appearance tomorrow as it is my birthday so would rather it appears tonight (please please please) or after midnight tomorrow. No twinges at the moment though.

As you know mummyhill, I am completely with you on the "My birthday belongs to me" thing .

Therefore your baby won't come tomorrow and mine won't come on Thursday .

Hi all, just trying to get back to the land of living! J in arms as I type as DH taken DD to the doctors for a nasty cough that she has had for nearly 5 wks. He is supposed to be going back to work tommorrow - I am in panic mode as not really got body back and having to deal with the adjustments with DD. She has been playing up quite a bit. She loves him and is so sweet with him, then she turns into horrible little madam who will do anything to get my attention. I guess it must be hard for a 2yr 10mth old to get used to a new arrival and temporary loss of mummy. Any advice from mums out there would be greatly received.
Well, the birth details for those of you that would like to know now follow. I am feeling it for all those of you now overdue or that have had enough labour vibes being sent your way!!
For those of you that read my posts, hind waters went a week before then sealed back up, was then told that the baby was a star gazer (occipital posterior postion), back to back but right way down. So I sat on the birthing ball to try and get him to change position - I did this at the hospital when in labour too and I swear its what changed his position as he came out the right way in the end.
Anyway, on the morning of the 2nd I woke at 7.30am with non painful contractions and felt that as I had a quiet and mainly sleepful night that this could be it. Told DH that he was not going to be going into work and as we had a scan booked at the hospital for 2pm that day anyway we would find out if I was in labour or not.
Still getting regular non painful contractions all morning we left for the H at 1pm. The sonongrapher confirmed that J was a healthy 8.5lbs, which I was gobsmacked about. This actually turned out to be incorrect as he only weighed 6lbs 15oz. I expressed my concern to the H that despite not being in pain that I felt I was in labour or the begginings of. I went to the day assesement unit for examination and they gave me an internal exam and told me that it could be the beggnings of labour but I would just have to wait. Frustratingly we were sent home. By 4.30pm that afternoon the Braxton Hicks were getting painful and stronger and I went into panic mode. A good friend of mine came over and helped me get my breathing technique sorted and bought some rose oil for me to smell. It really helped. By 7.30pm we were in a cab going to hospital as contractions were 3 very 10 mins and lasting about 30secs to 1 minute apart.
We arrived at h and were sent to the Home from Home section and allocated a suite. Not private but as good as, we ended up getting the room next to the one we had 3 years ago when giving birth to DD. St Thomas's HFH are fab, you get an ensuite bathroom, a sofa bed for DH and a room with a spectacular view. We were overlooking the houses of parliment, The London Eye and westminster bridge!
Enough about the room service....
I was only 2cms dilated when I arrived so they stretched my cervix, uncomfortable but there was no way I was going back home again, this got me to 4cms an then I laboured on my birthing ball until I needed Gas and Air and then when MW checked me at 11.00pm I was 7cm and ready for the pool. Unfortunately when my waters went in the pool J had pooed in them so I had to get out straight away and then I was told I was ready for pushing. Ended up giving birth back in my room on a birthing stool as the bed was not working for me (pain in my back was too much cause of the way he was lying). At 1.57am weighing 6lbs and 15oz Jasper came into our world. When he came out he was not breathing - a complete shock to us but after some Oxygen he was fine. MW said it was because he came out very quickly and sometimes its a bit of a shock to them.
I was given an injection for the placenta delivery as it seemed to take ages this time to come out. With DD it was really quick and I did'nt need one. Unfortunately this made me throw up after 10 mins and whilst tying to get J to feed. All in all it was a great birth and I was able to control my breathing with the G&A much better this time and also only use it when needed, last time I used it all the time as it felt like my life line. I guess it all comes with experience and knowing how to do it the second time around.
I don't think I would of changed anything if I could do it all again (not that I would want to), but it was not nearly as bad as I expected but different in so many ways to my previous labour.
I wish everyone luck for their births and can't wait for the next Sept baby and birthing stories.
Lets hope the weather cools off a bit so that you all get a better sleep. Last night was a joke. It still seems muggy today.
I'll keep checking in, inbetween feeds and mummy duties....Its taken me 2 hours to get this done inbetween interuptions, phone calls and DD playing up. She has just woken up or rather not gone off for a sleep, so now going to sort her out. J now in Baby Bjorn - a life saving inventon!!
Chat later x

My post is supposed to read on the morning of the 1st, I woke with....I'm so not with it

Wow ZZ - what a great borth story. I'm pleased J was fine very quickly after his non-breathing episode and sorry you did not get to deliver in the pool but it all sounds very positive otherwise.

Hmmm, I'm worried about how my DD will react to the new baby. She's 2 years and 9 months so similar to yours.

PC and mummyhill - My DD was born 2 days before my birthday and even though it was not the exact same day, I don't feel like I've had a birthday since! She was due in December and I was despearte for her to be born in December but I was induced early. I spent my birthday in hospital and no-one brought me anything

Wow - zoezebra - thanks for the full story - its good to read - some days I kind of lose touch of whats going on and your story reminds me - bit of pain now (fingers crossed!)= lovely baby!!! Hope dd soon settles into the routine!

Me again!

Trying to book to go upto Hospital day unit - very concerned by how swollen my legs / feet and hands have become in 24 hours! It's hard swelling rather than the watery swelling of before - probabaly nothing -but as my mw is now on maternity leave I have no one else to call!!!Baby is also a little less active than normal?!Perhaps she's knackered too!!!

Zoezebra - good to hear from you. I think all children will react to a new sibling, but I hope it passes soon.

Ds1 was 22 months when ds2 arrived, and was really sweet with him, but was a bit off with me at first. He was ill during dhs second week off so the 4 of us just spent all our time camping in the living room cuddling up to each other and after that he seemed OK. Ds1 had lots of attention from dh, my Mum, MIL etc when they came to stay, and I spent as much time with him as I could.
Ds2 is 22 months as well, and I have been trying to 'prepare' him! He knows where the baby will sleep, and where his milk comes from, and we have all - me, ds1 and ds2 - been playing with teddy bears, pretending they are babies, putting nappies on, putting them in bed, giving them milk - well the boys throw the teddies at me and shout 'milk'!
Both ds1 and ds2 will stay in their normal routines when ds3 arrives, so ds2 will still be with the childminder all day so that I get time with ds3 on his own, so I'm hoping that he copes OK with it. Not long to go though to see how he reacts!

Hope you manage to get an appointment RH. My baby is not as jiggly as it was a few days ago... perhaps that's a good sign? still lots of movements, but not as active as normal.

Zoezebra - lovely to hear your story. Can't begin to imagine how upsetting it must be to have the baby not breathing properly when it's first born tho. Glad all was well in the end and you had a positive experience. Still seems a bit unreal to me at the moment...giving birth seems to be only a thing which is happening to other people!

bubbles2904 - are you ok - see you had another show yesterday (on pregnanacy thread) are you ok - in labour????

My baby seems a little less active today as well - might be the heat, might be the calm before the storm (fingers crossed).
Just been swimming with dd. Am shocked at how bad-tempered I am today - really not up to 20 questions from dd/mini strops/contrariness.
Anyway - we had a fun swim. Now am going to have a cup of tea and try to have a nap before the afternoon session!
Thanks for your birth story ZZ. I'm also worried about how dd will cope with new baby. That's the only thing now that is putting me off getting on with it, because I know how badly I function on little sleep and I can't bear the idea of turning into grumpy mummy for the next 6 months.
Also, it's so hard when I say things like "won't it be nice to go to the big park with the pirate ship with Granny" (Kensington Gardens with my dm on Wednesday) and she replies, all hopefully, "mummy try and come too??" when I know I'll probably be catching up on sleep instead as need to rest/or have new baby/or be having new baby.
My ankles have suddenly gone all fluidy and puffy, and my fingers too. I think it's a combination of the weather and just plain fluid retention.
I am certain that this baby is going to be very late, principally because the due date is calculated on an average 28 day cycle, and mine were 34 days pre-conception. So that would really make the due date the 10th instead of the 3rd. But I suppose we shall just have to wait and see.......

hats off to you pooka for having the energy to go swimming! At the moment, I can just about manage a walk in the park followed by bouncing on ball doing Sudoku puzzles!

Aaaah lots less energy required to lumber around baby pool with dd than to actually walk around a park! The walk to and from the pool (2mins max) wore me out more, with my flabby ankles flapping away

Back from hospital!

Nothing wrong - all checks fine. Underlying contractions getting stronger - but told this is normal and may be some time yet before labour!

I hate this heat - really thought that once September started it would cool down! Also realized today that baby car seat does not fit the back of the car - as seat belts to short- fits front - but airbag will need immobalising!

URRRRRRRRR - at least ds back to school tomorrow and can do nothing all day if I like - he has been very trying today - particularly at the hospital!

Pooka - I had a 35 day cycle before pregancy - due date from last period is today - but I have added the extra 7 days to the 12th. Hope its not late!!

Hi all, hope you're all ok. Great to read your birth story ZZ. Boompi - hope things start happening for you soon.

I'm still waiting ... Had a session with the acupuncturist that spudballoo recommended this morning, which was super-relaxing and I had a very deep sleep when I got back afterwards. Having 2 more sessions (if necessary ...), tomorrow and Wed.

Consultant m/w rang - tried to persuade me to go in to DAU for monitoring and an appt with a doctor. This raised very bad memories of going in to hosp for a check when I had a leak last time round, and being bullied into staying there for a (disastrous) induction. After a v tearful chat with DH I declined, and in fact she was fine about it - said she'd spoken to the DAU supervisor + consultant, and they're not worried - which was v reassuring. She came round this afternoon and checked baby's heartbeat, my temp etc. - all is well so we're going to sit this one out for as long as possible.

Thanks for all your good vibes everyone - same to you - let's hope for some more new arrivals tonight

Glad that you're still at home Franch - hope things start happening for you soon. I too want to avoid my last labour experience, simply by staying at home (I wasn't induced). Not sure how I'll feel if I go too far overdue, and how much credence they'd give to my own personal idea of the due date actually being a week later than has been kept on record, taking into account differing cycle lengths. I think that no matter what, my birth experience will hopefully be different/better simply by virtue of the fact that I am different, have been through it before and will be less scared/freaked out/suggestible. Here's hoping

Pooka & Franch

No two births are the same - I seriously hoping that my birth is nothing like my last! But like you really want to avoid inducement - want everything natural - which is limiting as I'm not allowed to go more than a few days over (due to scar) I soooooooooo want this baby before 13th when the doctors start to recommend (interfere)

I don't remember 'birth' being so all involving last time - I seldom think of anything else and my body is a hostage!! oh well worth it in the end - having an angry impatient day!!!

Pooka & Franch

No two births are the same - I seriously hoping that my birth is nothing like my last! But like you really want to avoid inducement - want everything natural - which is limiting as I'm not allowed to go more than a few days over (due to scar) I soooooooooo want this baby before 13th when the doctors start to recommend (interfere)

I don't remember 'birth' being so all involving last time - I seldom think of anything else and my body is a hostage!! oh well worth it in the end - having an angry impatient day!!!

Say it again sam! sorry

Thanks Redhelen. I've also been feeling rather short-fused. Think it's the humidity, but also mixed in with fear, not so much about the birth, as about what happens afterwards. I remember the feeling of complete tiredness, and of being completely irrational and hormonal and just crying all the time. I so don't want dd to be upset by me beig like that again, and I really worry that this is going to effect my bonding with the new baby. ATM I feel rather detached from it - like if it wasn't so obvious I was pregnant, I could just forget about it (and almost wish I could ). Feel like I've made a mistake in upsetting the status quo. Basically just feel like a miserable over-emotional over-analytical fool.
On the bright side.....dh has always been the glass is half-full one in this partnership, and I really don't know what I'd do without him

On a brighter note - who wants to make bets that there'll be a thread 15 of the September ante-natal club???

hi everyone. not really had a chance to read through all of the posts,as some of you know, i had a show yesterday morning, i started getting pains around 11 am. waters broke at 3:15 and my beautiful daughter Mia louise was born at 23:59. she weighed 8lb 2. will post again soon. good luck to everyone, it looks like i have the 1st girl unless elasticated had a girl too.

Congratulations Bubble - lovely name!

Well done bubbles - that is fantastic xxxxxxxx

Pooka - I know exactly how you feel - wondering the same things myself! Think I've started the crying early - ds was playing up - didn't want his tea, didn't want a bath - he had such a shock when I burst into tear - his little face just crumpled! I can't imagine being too teary after the birth - I hope to be relieved - but hormones are funny things!!